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Celebrating Conservation Week

Department of Conservation — 14/10/2017

It’s Conservation Week from the 14th – 22nd of October. We’re celebrating all over the country, here are some of the things our rangers are doing.

In Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Central North Island, Conservation Week, Jobs at DOC, Otago, Regions, Sustainability, Volunteers Conservation Week, DOC Rangers, Love my backyard

Keeping up with the Green Hut Track Group

Department of Conservation — 21/09/2017

There’s a dedicated group of volunteers in Dunedin. They head out every Wednesday, rain or shine, and clear DOC’s back-country tracks for hikers to enjoy. The Green Hut Track Group have been volunteering for 20 years, and they’re all older than my granddad.

In Otago, Recreation, Walking/hiking/tramping Dunedin, Silver Peaks, Track maintenance, tracks, volunteering

Prison products proudly boost biodiversity

Department of Conservation — 28/02/2017

What do predator traps, grebe rafts, translocation boxes, wētā motels and red tussock have in common? These are just some of the conservation products made or grown by inmates at the Otago Correctional Facility.